ArrayList<Integer> mItems = new ArrayList<>(); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { mItems.add((int) (Math.random() * 10)); } Logger.d("Source data:" + mItems); ArrayList<Integer> mItems2 = new ArrayList<>(); mItems2.addAll(mItems); Collections.sort(mItems, new Comparator<Integer>() { // The return value is of type int. // Greater than 0 means order (increasing) [o1 > o2], less than 0 means reverse order (decreasing) [o1 < o2]. @Override public int compare(Integer o1, Integer o2) { if (o1 > o2) { return 1; } else { return -1; } } }); Logger.d("After sorting (order):" + mItems); Collections.sort(mItems2, new Comparator<Integer>() { // The return value is of type int. // Greater than 0 means order (increasing), less than 0 means reverse order (decrement). // 0, equal. @Override public int compare(Integer o1, Integer o2) { if (o1 > o2) { return -1; } else { return 1; } } }); Logger.d("After sorting (reverse order):" + mItems2);
output:
Source data: [4, 6, 9, 1, 2, 5, 0, 5, 8, 5]
After sorting (order): [0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 8, 9]
After sorting (reverse order): [9, 8, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 1, 0]